Clifton N. McArthur

Clifton Nesmith McArthur ( born June 10, 1879 in The Dalles, Oregon; † December 9, 1923 in Portland, Oregon ) was an American politician. Between 1915 and 1923 he represented the third electoral district of the state of Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Clifton McArthur was the grandson of James Nesmith, who had represented the state of Oregon in both chambers of Congress. He attended the public schools in Rickreall and the Bishop Scott Academy in Portland. Then he studied until 1901 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Between 1901 and 1903 he worked as a newspaper reporter for the newspaper "Morning Oregonian ." After that he worked until 1906 in agriculture. After studying law and its also in 1906 was admitted as a lawyer in Portland, he began to work in his new profession.

Political career

McArthur was a member of the Republican Party. In 1908, he was in Oregon on the board of that party. Between 1908 and 1911 he worked as secretary of Governor Frank W. Benson; 1909-1913 he was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Oregon, where he was temporarily President of the House. In the congressional elections of 1914, McArthur was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he replaced Walter Lafferty on March 4, 1915. After several re- elections he could exercise his mandate until March 3, 1923. In 1922, he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in Congress to McArthur dedicated his private business again and again worked as a lawyer in Portland. There he died in December 1923. Since 1913 he was married to Lucille Smith. The couple had no children.